With “Ping Pong Summer,” director Michael Tully (“Cocaine Angel,” “Septien”) gives us a film about the childhood he remembers: summers in Ocean City, Maryland (where the film was shot), cheesy arcade games, pastels, Nike, and hip hop.

When Indiewire's Nigel Smith spoke with Susan Sarandon about her projects coming out this fall ("Arbitrage," "Cloud Atlas"), she also mentioned her upcoming role in Michael Tully's new film "Ping Pong Summer." In the words of the screen goddess and part ow...

Over the next week and a half, dozens of critics will report on the quality of films at this year's SXSW Film Festival, and so we've assembled this guide to a few of the reliable critical voices at this year's festival as a starting point.